Utensil-knob.



E. C. FRISK 6a E. C. ANDERSON.

UTENSIL KNOB. APPLIUATION FILED HAY 2a. 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914,

Ill/111011 WITNESSES UNITED sTaTEs. PATENT OEEIOE,

ENos CORNELIUS EEISKAND EDWARDioHEIsTIAN ANDERSON, or soivIEiisEn' WISCONSIN.: v T t Applicatonled May l225,

To all {who/1a it may concern Be it known that we, ENOS C. Fiiisii and EDWARD C. ANDERSON, both citizens of the United States, and both residents of Somer# set, in the vcounty ofv St. Croix andState of Wisconsin, have invented a new andimproved Utensil-Knob, of which the following is a full, clear, and'exact' description.

The invention relates to knobs for use with cooking utensils and the like, and has reference more particularly to a device of this class .whichA comprises a knob proper, fashioned from an velongated spirally disposed member, and means for attaching said member directly to the utensil or body.

Theiobject of the invention is to pro-vide a simple, inexpensive and durable knob which can be used with cooking vessels or other utensils, which is so formed that it can be readily gripped and held to manipulate the utensil or part thereof with which the knob is associated, to' which the heatfrom the utensil will not be easily transmitted so that the user will not burn the fingers in grasping the knob, which caribe readily attached to any utensil or part thereof, which will not easily wear loose, and which will not detract from the appearance Oradd inaterially to the weight of the utensil.

The invention consists in the constructionand combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,.in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a part of the utensil having an embodiment of our invention attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View of the knob; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the knob alone without, its

4attaching means; 4; is a fragmentary Specification of Iietters Patent.4 i if Patenhiedlune 2 1914,

191s. "seiiaiiiawaaiia' i ably th'eupper part of the knob proper is enlarged relatively to' the lower or' inter inediateportion thereof as is clearly shown inthe drawing. The knob may be attached to a utensil itself or a cover or the like."A In anyl event, it is fastened directlyto the inaterial thereof by the securing devices which willv be hereinafter described. lVliile we have shown the' knob body preferably vfashioned in the form of a spiral, this may wire having the lower extremity thereof flattened or tapered. The body seats directly against the utensil wall 11 which consists of sheet metal or the like. lt is provided with an openingl). therethrough which receives a suitable threaded screw 13 having a slotted head 14; by means of which it can be inanipulated. At the under side of the part 11 of the utensil is provided a washer disk 15 through which the screw passes and against which the head of the screw rests. We provide a socket plate 16 having a substantially central recess 17 and an opening 18 through which the screw 13 passes. A nut 19 thread-Y4 ed to receive the screw is positioned in the socket which is of angular forni for the purpose. The socket itself has its periphery 2U disposed between adjacent coils at the lower end of the knob and has a part 21 cut away to permit its being so placed between the coils as is shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the socket plate bears directly against the top surface of the part k11, the nut 19 being held against turning as long as the plate cannot turn. By tightening the screw, the nut and the. socket plate will be drawn down against the surface of the part 11 and at the saine time, the washer will be pressed tightly against the under surface. The socket plate will be held against turning by the engagement thereof with the coils as well as by its frictional contact with the adjacent members. In this way the knob can be securely attached to the utensil. At the same time it should be noted that the knob is directly fastened to the utensil and bears against it, thus insuring a secure and permanent connection and ininimizing the possibility of having the knob wear loose. By tapering the lower end ll of the knob body, it is possible to position the cutaway part of the socket plate under the .next adjacent coil, as is shown in Fig. l at the left hand side.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is shown a simple modification of our invention which necessitates that the utensil wall 29 be provided with an opening 30 and an arcuate oiset or convexity 3l, having its greatest depth at the opening 30 and gradually becoming shallower. The body 82 of, the knob is likewise of spiral form and has the end coil disposed through the opening 30 and seating in the concavity formed by the offset 3l at the under side of the utensil wall, the lower coil itself, of course, bears directly at the under Side of the wall, and the next higher coil against the outer surface. It may be advisable to permanently attach this form of the knob by means of a drop of solder, though this may not be the case. If this is omitted, the knob of course becomes readily attachable or detachable when desired.

Having thus described-our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A device of the class described compris- Aing a body fashioned from a spirally disposed elongated member, a socket plate hav ing the edge positioned between two adjacent ends of said member and perpherally cut away at one side, a threaded member provided with a head adapted to attach said body to a utensil, and a nut upon said tllireaded member and received in said socket p ate.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body fashioned from a spirally disposed elongated member, a socket plate having the edge positioned between two adjacoils of said member and peripherally cut away at one side, a threaded member provided with a head adapted to attach said body to a utensil, a nut upon said `threaded member and received in said socketpl'ate, and a washer disk having yan opening through which said threaded member extends. said socket plate having an angular socket formed to receive said nut, whereby said nut cannot turn unless said socket plate turns. y

In testimony whereof we' have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ENoseRNrmUs FRISK. marsa carisma ANDERSON.

Witnesses:l Y

A. LAGRANDEUR, Rosta E. LAGRANDEUR. 

